Inman honored 12 people and corporations at its twenty sixth annual Innovator Awards on Thursday, together with awards for firm, brokerage and innovator of the yr. See the complete checklist of winners.
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The twenty sixth Inman Innovator Awards occurred on Thursday, with greater than 80 people and corporations being honored for his or her efforts in enhancing the trade by groundbreaking merchandise, trailblazing management, awe-inspiring teamwork and plentiful generosity within the face of unprecedented challenges.
Courted co-founder and CEO Sean Soderstrom, house inspection software program firm Inspectify and cloud-based brokerage LPT Realty clinched the highest three awards for Innovator of the Yr, Firm of the Yr and Most Progressive Brokerage of the Yr, whereas Maui Actual Property Brokers acquired the Nate Ellis Award for his or her service within the wake of the 2023 Maui wildfires.
“We have an amazing list, and there’s so much innovation that’s crazy,” Inman founder Brad Inman stated earlier than calling nominees on stage. “Someone just said backstage there’s been more innovation than he’s ever seen in 25 years. If you’re a finalist, just come on up. Everyone’s a winner.”
Innovator of the Yr: Sean Soderstrom, Courted
Sean Soderstrom, Courted | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Since founding Courted lower than 4 years in the past, Soderstrom has helped 1000’s of brokers and staff leaders supercharge their recruitment and retention efforts by utilizing synthetic intelligence to research native market statistics and different key enterprise metrics to find out possibilities of long-term success or if/when a staff or high producer might go away.
Courted has taken a guide and archaic course of and introduced it to the twenty first century, serving to brokers make smarter, data-led choices in figuring out rising star brokers earlier than the competitors does — a useful asset in a consolidating trade. Don’t be stunned if Courted will get acquired within the close to future.
Firm of the Yr: Inspectify
L to R: Katie Kossev, Managing Dealer of Texas at Aspect; Gary Ashton, RE/MAX Benefit; Josh Jenson, CEO of Inspectify; Debra Beagle, The Ashton Actual Property Group of RE/MAX Benefit; Robert Palmer, CEO of LPT Realty; Eric Stegemann, CEO of Tribus; Sean Soderstrom; Brad Inman and others | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
House inspections are one of the crucial nerve-wracking components of a homebuyer’s and homeseller’s journey, with inspections having the facility to make — or break — a deal. House inspection platform Inspectify has spent the previous 5 years enhancing the method with software-driven workflows that assist inspectors transfer quicker, standardize information, and mitigate challenges for consumers and sellers by unequalled transparency.
Inspectify makes use of information and itemizing info to contextualize the house in opposition to its contents and main techniques and gives an easy-to-understand, categorized checklist of points from most to least necessary. The corporate not too long ago upped the ante with insurance coverage on particular person home equipment and residential techniques, which permits a purchaser to be snug buying a house with older gadgets as a result of Inspectify will again the merchandise’s performance after buy, vastly assuaging threat and uncertainty about transferring ahead.
Most Progressive Brokerage: LPT Realty
LPT Realty founder and CEO Robert Palmer (middle) and others | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Florida-based LPT Realty has shortly scaled the ladder of cloud-based brokerages, rising to 10,000 brokers throughout 24 states in two years. The brokerage presents brokers advertising and marketing, expertise and coaching with a $500 annual price and a $195 transaction price. Brokers with LPT additionally get to decide on between two compensation plans — a gorgeous characteristic because the trade barrels towards monumental change in fee insurance policies.
LPT Realty founder and CEO Robert Palmers’ imaginative and prescient has begun to be a magnet for trade heavyweights, with former eXp Chief Development Officer Michael Valdes taking the reigns of LPT’s newly based worldwide division. “Robert is a true visionary, and I am honored and humbled to join this impressive company,” Valdes stated.
Learn on for the complete checklist of winners.
Most Progressive Agent or Crew: The Ashton Actual Property Group, RE/MAX Benefit
Debra Beagle and Gary Ashton of Ashton Actual Property Group | AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Advertising or Branding Marketing campaign: Properties.com Tremendous Bowl promoting blitz
Inman Innovator Award recipients | AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Lead Servicing Answer: Fello
Host Katie Kossev | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Advertising Answer: Realtor.com Itemizing Toolkit
Hosts Katie Kossev and Brad Inman | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Shopper Expertise Answer: Stable Earth
Eric Stegemann, CEO, Stable Earth | AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Use of AI: Sidekick
Michael Martin, co-founder and co-CEO of Sidekick | AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
Most Progressive Business Podcast: Jason Abrams, The Millionaire Actual Property Agent
Most Progressive Group/MLS: Miami Affiliation of Realtors
Miami Affiliation of Realtors | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
The Nate Ellis Award (for giving again to the neighborhood): Maui Actual Property Brokers
Maui Actual Property Brokers: Nura-Nal Andres, Tyler Coons, Brad Inman | Credit score: AJ Canaria Inventive Providers
